Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, October 3, 2024.
- The Arkansas Supreme Court has ordered the secretary of state's office to continue counting signatures for an amendment to expand medical marijuana
- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin is joining 12 other states in challenging a federal rule he says would reduce monitoring of prisoner phone calls
- The former mayor of El Dorado has been arrested on a theft charge
- Arkansas state revenue came in higher than expected for September
- A company that owns a cryptocurrency mine in Faulkner County is suing the county, alleging it is being unfairly targeted
- Little Rock celebrated National Night Out on Tuesday, raising awareness of city services and benefits for residents
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